258:, and families stipulated in the marriage contract that sex with these young brides was forbidden until an undefined time when they are considered "ready." In court, Nasser argued that Ali’s marriage violated the law, since her husband raped her. Ali rejected the judge's proposal that she resume living with her husband after a break of three to five years. On April 15, 2008, the court granted her a divorce (and 250 dollars of compensation to her now former husband which he had given at the time of marriage for breaking the contract).
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and running a grocery store on the ground floor of the building. At this time, Ali and her younger sister were attending private school full-time. Because the publishers were not able to pay Ali directly under Yemeni law, they agreed to give $ 1000 a month to her father until she was 18 to provide
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